BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN
MBRANNIGAN@MIAMIHERALD.COM
Lots of bosses say they value their employees. Some even mean it.
And then there's Leonard Abess Jr.
After selling a majority stake in Miami-based City National Bancshares last November, all he did was take $60 million of the proceeds -- $60 million out of his own pocket -- and hand it to his tellers, bookkeepers, clerks, everyone on the payroll. All 399 workers on the staff received bonuses, and he even tracked down 72 former employees so they could share in the windfall. more...
How the employees use the money >
Freitag, Februar 20, 2009
Freitag, Februar 13, 2009
Mittwoch, Februar 11, 2009
New York Times: Uncovering Lost Path of the Most Wanted Nazi
By SOUAD MEKHENNET and NICHOLAS KULISH
Published: February 4, 2009 New York Times
CAIRO — Even in old age the imposingly tall, athletic German known to locals as Tarek Hussein Farid maintained the discipline to walk some 15 miles each day through the busy streets of Egypt’s capital. He walked to the world-renowned Al Azhar mosque here, where he converted to Islam, and to the ornate J. Groppi Cafe downtown, where he ordered the chocolate cakes he sent to friends and bought the bonbons he gave to their children, who called him Uncle Tarek. more...
Photos in New York Time
ZDF German TV Documentation
Published: February 4, 2009 New York Times
CAIRO — Even in old age the imposingly tall, athletic German known to locals as Tarek Hussein Farid maintained the discipline to walk some 15 miles each day through the busy streets of Egypt’s capital. He walked to the world-renowned Al Azhar mosque here, where he converted to Islam, and to the ornate J. Groppi Cafe downtown, where he ordered the chocolate cakes he sent to friends and bought the bonbons he gave to their children, who called him Uncle Tarek. more...
Photos in New York Time
ZDF German TV Documentation
ISS QSO WITH "Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath, German" Sat (Feb 07) at 10:36 UTC - Callsign on earth DR0G and in space OR 4ISS
Sat (Feb 07) at 10:36 UTC ISS "International Space Shuttle" in QSO with "Städtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath, Herzogenrath, Germany" Recorded by IW7DLE Mario in JN80XP, Brindisi, ITALY VHF 145.800 Mhz - FM
Stadtisches Gymnasium Herzogenrath ARISS Contact listening from Casale Monferrato (Italy)
February 7, 2008 10:36 UTC
Recorded from Casale Monferrato (Italy) JN45FD in School "Alighieri-Trevigi" preparing for a future direct ARISS contact with callsign IZ1PAY.
At the school IK1SLD, I1QEQ, IK1YFE, IW1BND and the cameraman IW1ANL
Dienstag, Februar 10, 2009
Freitag, Februar 06, 2009
Dienstag, Februar 03, 2009
Luftfahrt ungefiltert eingeatmet - Plusminus ARD/WDR, Dienstag, 3. Februar 2009 um 21.50 Uhr im Ersten
Die Luft an Bord von Linienmaschinen ist längst nicht so sauber, wie immer angenommen wird. In Zusammenarbeit mit der Redaktion „Kassensturz“ vom Schweizer Fernsehen wurden in den vergangenen Monaten bei Stichproben über 30 Abstriche in Verkehrsflugzeugen namhafter Fluggesellschaften gemacht. 28 Proben weisen zum Teil sehr hohe Anteile von Trikresylphosphat (TCP) auf. Dabei handelt es sich um eine ausschließlich dem Triebwerksöl beigefügte Chemikalie, aus der Gruppe der organischen Phosphate, die als Nervengift bekannt ist. mehr....
Freitag, Januar 30, 2009
Dienstag, Januar 27, 2009
I was born to win - Nick Vujicic (life without limbs)
Nick Vujicic (born December 4, 1982) is a preacher, a motivational speaker and the director of Life Without Limbs, an organization for the physically disabled.
Early life
The first-born child in his devout Serbian Christian family, Nick Vujicic was born in Melbourne, Australia with the rare Tetra-amelia disorder: limbless, missing both arms at shoulder level, and having one small foot with two toes protruding from his left thigh. Initially, his parents were devastated. Vujicic was otherwise healthy... (Wikipedia)
more on wikipedia ...
Live without Limbs
Samstag, Januar 24, 2009
21/01/2009 - DAY 18 - TEAM MISSING LINK WIN THE SOUTH POLE RACE
Image Copyright: Flash Studios
21/01/2009 - DAY 18 - TEAM MISSING LINK WIN THE SOUTH POLE RACE
Team Missing Link have won the Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race. The Norwegians crossed the line and arrived at the Geographic South Pole at 7pm today, completing the race 770km in 17 days and 11 hours. Watching the team cross was a historic and momentous occasion, they linked arms held high in the air as they walked to the Pole and planted a Norwegian flag. They stopped at the Pole and talked about their tremendous journey, the difficulties they have faced and their joy and pride at arriving at the Pole. The Norwegians have once won the race to the South Pole, the first since Scott and Amundsen. Missing Link wanted to commend QinetiQ for making it a fantastic race. After all their hard work Missing Link will now get to spend some time at the Pole, resting, relaxing, eating and enjoying being at the Top of the Bottom of the World.
Team QinetiQ have had a really good day, are feeling in high spirits and expect to arrive at the Pole early tomorrow afternoon. Due South, Danske Bank, South Pole Flag and Southern Lights are all one day closer to the Pole – the air at the South Pole is crackling with excitement for their arrival.
Race Positions
1st South Pole: Team Missing Link
2nd 719km Team Qinetiq
3rd 653km Team Danske Bank
4th 608km Team Due South (they have not travelled as far as south pole flag butthey are closer to the pole than south pole flag)
5th 625km Team South Pole Flag
6th n/a Team Southern Lights
more...
23/01/2009 - DAY 20 - TEAM SOUTHERN LIGHTS ARRIVE
UK Antarktic Heritage Trust
Freitag, Januar 23, 2009
Donnerstag, Januar 22, 2009
CES 2008 - LG watch phone hands-on - Neues Uhren Handy von LG
Auf der CES in Las Vegas stellte LG USA ein neues 3 G Uhrenhandy vor. Einführung Mitte des Jahres. Preis noch unbekannt.
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